Dead Cells
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why on Deck
Dead Cells is one of the best games ever made for a handheld. Full stop. The combat is slick and responsive, runs take 30–60 minutes once you’re past the learning curve, and the cell-by-cell progression means every failed run still inches you forward. Pixel art at 60 FPS looks stunning on the Deck’s screen. Parries, rolls, weapon combos: all of it translates to the thumbsticks better than you’d expect. This spent most of 2023 installed on my Deck.
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